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Study on Brain Plasticity and Clinical Outcome Prediction of Electroacupuncture for Upper Limb Motor Dysfunction following Ischemic Stroke

Study on Brain Plasticity and Clinical Outcome Prediction of Electroacupuncture for Upper Limb Motor Dysfunction following Ischemic Stroke

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ITMCTR
Registry ID
ITMCTR2025000432
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2025-02-27
Start date
2024-01-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-03-03

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Post Ischemic stroke upper limb motor dysfunction

Interventions

Control group:Conventional treatment
Treatment group:Electroacupuncture+conventional treatment

Sponsors

Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine; Affiliated hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 80 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Meets the diagnostic criteria for ischemic stroke with a course of 1-30 days; 2) First onset unilateral hemisphere ischemic stroke; 3) Age between 18-80 years old gender not limited right-handed; 4) Not undergoing cranial surgery or thrombolytic therapy after onset of the disease; 5) Mild to moderate upper limb motor dysfunction Brunnstrom stage II-V; 6) The patient or their family understands and signs the informed consent form.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Unstable vital signs accompanied by severe heart lung and kidney dysfunction; 2) Individuals with previous motor dysfunction caused by other diseases such as multiple sclerosis and traumatic spinal cord injury; 3) Individuals with severe speech attention auditory visual intellectual mental or cognitive impairments (MMSE score<27); 4) Individuals with contraindications to magnetic resonance imaging such as pacemakers and implantable cardiac defibrillators; 5) Claustrophobia; 6) Alcohol or drug addiction etc; 7) I have participated in similar acupuncture researchers in the past three months.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Fugl-Meyer Assessment for upper limb;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI);Arterial Spin Labeling (ASL);Modified Barthel Index(MBI);National institutes of health stroke scale(NIHSS);fMRI;DSA;Modified Ashworth Scale(MAS);

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactLing Zhao

Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

zhaoling@cdutcm.edu.cn13568801429

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ITMCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026